Workshop: How to protect your mental health while doing social justice work

This workshop aims to start a conversation about building coping skills when faced with overwhelming social injustice and to share practical strategies and exercises. With BCB’s Aura club, dedicated to mental health questions in the student body, the Civic Engagement team invites you to a workshop that will give concrete steps to recognize and respond to stress and early signs of burnout. Especially when personally affected, but also as persons surrounded by a news cycle of wars, conflict, and catastrophes, or engaged as volunteers and activists, we need to find ways to take care of ourselves and support our friends.

We will talk about the role of self-care in the face of political and social struggle, from elections to protests, from volunteering to activism. We will also address the commodification of self-care. You are invited to join the conversation by sharing your experiences and tips.

Note that none of us organizers are trained mental health workers. We use relevant, tried, and tested resources and exercises throughout the presentation that we are happy to share with anyone interested. Please also refer to BCB’s Health and Counseling Services.

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For more information, e-mail [email protected].

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CET/GMT+1

Location: K24, seminar room 12

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